Initially, I was skeptical. I had loved the arts seminar. I was bored by the peopling seminar. I knew I wouldn’t enjoy the science seminar. I am not a scientifically minded gal. Thankfully, I was proven absolutely wrong. This semester’s honors seminar course was a blast and I’m so grateful to professor Lewis for […]
Entries Tagged as 'Cali Paetow'
Master Bibliography – Gowanus Canal
December 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Gowanus Canal
Buiso, Gary. “Dirty Lowe’s Down! Toxin Hunters Go to Work Near Giant Hardware Store.” The Brooklyn Paper. 23 March 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2012. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/13/33_13_sb_gowanus_low Bush, Daniel. “Feds: Gowanus Clean-up Is Useless If City Doesn’t Cut the Crap.” The Brooklyn Paper. The Brooklyn Paper, 12 Jan. 2012. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/2/all_gowanusdredging_2012_0 Currie, Janet, Michael […]
Tags:Albert Tong·Amandeep Ahluwalia·Bibliography·Cali Paetow·Gowanus Canal·James Thomas·Jessen Thomas·Rachel Kisty
“Can Brooklyn’s Infamously Fetid Gowanus Canal Really Transform the Borough into the “Venice of New York”?”
October 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Gowanus Canal
10 This article by Howard Halle, editor at large for Time Out New York, wrote this piece in 2000 about canoeing in the Gowanus Canal. The author’s thesis is that the cleanliness of the canal is improving, though no complete end is in sight for the pollution therein. He writes for the average New […]
“On Tap- Lavender Lake in Gowanus, Brooklyn.”
October 24th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Gowanus Canal
9 Julia Felsenthal, a features editor for The New York Times’ T Magazine, wrote this article about the Lavender Lake bar located right alongside the infamous Gowanus Canal. The author is really just writing to the public to let them know of the Lavender Lake and its back-story. The article is biased in favor […]
“New York City Commits to Green Solution for Sewage Overflows, Harnessing Water as a Resource to Improve Communities.”
October 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Gowanus Canal
8 This article by blogger Peter Lehner discusses New York’s recent efforts to combat sewage overflows, the cities greatest cause of water pollution. Lehner is the executive director of the Natural Resources Defense Council and a professor of environmental law at Columbia University Law School. His main point is that green infrastructure is the […]
Tags:Cali Paetow·Environmental Sustainability·Social Sustainability
“Superfund: Evaluating the Impact of Executive Order 12898”
October 19th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
7 Dr. Sandra George O’Neil is a professor of sociology and criminal justice. Her thesis in this article is that superfund sites disproportionately benefit affluent areas over impoverished ones. The author’s intended audience is the scientifically- or politically- driven individual of higher education. The author has bias against the relevant legislation, concluding that since Clinton’s […]
“Feds: Gowanus Clean-up Is Useless If City Doesn’t Cut the Crap.”
October 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Gowanus Canal
6 This article from The Brooklyn Paper is a warning against runoff dumping in the Gowanus Canal. Author Daniel Bush writes that for Gowanus cleanup to begin, the sewer overflow needs to stop. While the title seems biased, the article is factual and fair, citing information such as that the canal dumps 45 million gallons […]
“Gowanus Cleanup -“ EPA Lays the Gauntlet.”
October 19th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
5 Authors Sophia Kelley and Elias Rodriguez, both writers for the EPA’s New York City blog, Greening the Apple, reported in January on the a meeting regarding the Superfund plans for the Gowanus Canal. Kelley is a New York City public affairs specialist and EPA writer and Rodriguez works as the EPA’s bilingual public information […]
“Feds: We Know Where Gowanus Canal Filth Is.”
October 19th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
4 This article from The Brooklyn Paper was written by Gary Buiso, a freelancing reporter in New York. The author’s thesis was that the majority of the pollution in the Gowanus Canal originates from 3 dumping sites. The author’s audience is the average New Yorker- it is a news story and not a scientific text. […]
“Gowanus Community Board Nixes Lightstone’s 700 Rentals”
October 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
Overdue Annotated Bibliography 3 This news article is a brief piece on a rejected Gowanus Canal building proposal put forth by Lightstone. The author, Jessica Dailey, details the specifics of the proposal, the reasons for rejection, and public reactions. She seems to favor the project but only slightly as she most surely strives for objectivity […]
Tags:Cali Paetow·Gowanus
